2001 Audit of Implementation of Recommendations from the1996 Report on Involving People of Color in the Councilby the Diversity Subcommittee of the NCTE Executive CommitteeSeptember 2001Committee Chair: Leila ChristenburyCommittee Members: Sharon Chaney, Sharon M. Floyd, Vivian Vasquez, Paul Bodmer, NCTE LiaisonApril 1996 – original report submitted by the Task Force on Involving People of Color in the CouncilSeptember 1996 – staff recommendations on report submitted(see Agenda Appendix items for original reports)(NOTE: Original staff recommendations submitted in 1996 in response to Task Force Report areindicated alphabetically and in bold.)A. Appoint people of color to commissions, task forces, and other official groups and ensure thatpeople of color be among the leadership of the groups.See Recommendation II at the end of this report.Additional details: By November 2001, the Nominating Committee and other NCTE leadership groups willhave computer access to an expanded database of Council members of color (including the “talent pool”file names). This database may be accessed by the Nominating Committee and Committee chairs toidentify potential NCTE leaders of color by: state, region, scholastic (work) levels, and subject matterexpertise. The database will be developed further as NCTE adds utilities to its core membershipdatabase software between fall 2001 and spring 2003.B. Include people of color among the reviewers for NCTE publications.Looking at ...